Nutrition

Food is sustenance. Food is pleasurable. Food brings comfort and drives connection, too. Whether you eat to live, live to eat, or do a little bit of both, the Whole U has you covered. Use the resources on this page to support your personal nutritional goals and connect to nutrition experts on campus. Seeking a community of like-minded individuals interested in recipes and cooking tips? Join us in the Whole U Eating Well Facebook group.

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Food Insecurity Resources

If you or someone you know in the UW community is struggling with food insecurity, Any Hungry Husky is available to provide food assistance via the UW Pantry and Food Security Grants.

Learn about Nutrition & Health Benefits of Food

The Whole U hosts Eating Well events, ranging from cooking demonstrations to expert lectures and panels all throughout the year. Additionally, The Whole U has a vast collection of articles and handouts discussing topics such as healthy eating, health benefits of different foods, seasonal produce, cooking at home, cultural cuisines, and sports nutrition. The links below include some of our best Eating Well content within these following areas:

Health-Supporting Foods
“Healthy” Eating
Specific Properties of Foods
Seasonal Produce: Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer
Cooking at Home
Cultural Food Traditions
Sports Nutrition

Health-Supporting Foods
“Healthy” Eating
Specific Properties of Foods
Seasonal Produce
Cooking at Home
Cultural Food Traditions
Sports Nutrition

Additional Nutrition Education Resources within the UW Community

The UW Medicine Right as Rain website has a great library of evidence-based articles supporting nutritional health. The UW Collaborative on Obesity Research & Action (CORA) also conducts and publishes original research on nutrition-related topics. Lastly, while schedules may change quarterly, the IMA has historically offered nutrition-related classes, such as the Nutrition Building Blocks series, as a part of their Mindfulness series of classes.

Online Resources for Improving Your Relationship with Food

Just like your relationship with people, your relationships with food and your body are deeply personal and influenced by your past and present experiences. If you are interested in reconnecting with your body’s cues in the context of food, read this article from the Whole U on eating with yoga practice in mind.

If you are struggling with your relationship with food and/or your body, UW Counseling recommends the following external resources (in addition to seeking individualized mental health support):

Receive Nutritional Counseling

If you have a health condition that warrants an individualized nutrition intervention, or if you are seeking one-on-one guidance to achieve your nutritional goals, consider working with a registered dietitian nutritionist.

Insurance coverage of nutritional counseling varies, so check your benefits coverage with your health insurance provider to understand your financial responsibility.

Resources for Students

For those struggling with disordered eating, UW students have access to mental health services through both Husky Health Center and the UW Counseling Center. Drop-in counseling services are also available via Let’s Talk.

For those UW students looking to join others involved in food or nutrition organizations on campus, there are several RSOs to choose from, including*:

*Student organizations are subject to change from year-to-year (current as of 2019-2020)

Support the Food System

The food system encompasses every mile marker encountered by the foods that you eat from farm to fork. Check out these articles from the Whole U on sustainability and sustainable seafood; the benefits of locally grown; when to buy organic; and how to support local food banks.

If you’re interested in getting back to your agrarian roots (or planting new ones), check out ways to get involved with the UW Farm, such as volunteering on the farm, joining the CSA, or making a donation.

To add more resources to the page, please contact The Whole U team at wholeu@uw.edu.